Comic Art Friday: Beware all enterprises that require new clothes

As a WW fanatic of some 40 years’ seniority, I’d welcome any chance to see my favorite Amazon back on the airwaves. I thought Kelley’s concept — what I heard and saw of it, anyway — looked interesting, and Adrianne Palicki was a decent, if not perfect, casting choice for the title role.

But it was not to be.

Much of the buzz around the Kelley version of Wonder Woman revolved around the heroine’s redesigned costume. This conversation followed closely on the heels of the revamping of Diana’s classic togs that recently began appearing in her monthly comic book.

Why is it that when it comes to women, we always end up talking about clothes?

Two months ago at WonderCon (no relation), artist Oliver Nome was displaying a series of concept drawings he’d developed featuring alternative costumes for everyone’s favorite Amazon. I liked this one so much that I purchased it from Oliver.